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The emphatic answer to the question above is, yes. If you are up to date on current affairs, you have heard of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That case declared that corporations, being people, have the First Amendment right to donate funds as they wish to election campaigns.

Last month, the commissioner for the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about kratom, an herbal supplement derived from an indigenous Malaysian plant. In part, his statement reads, "There is no evidence to indicate that kratom is safe or effective for any medical use." He also compared its chemical compounds to opioids.

No matter why a police officer pulls you over, he or she may ask to search your vehicle during the stop. As a general rule, it is usually unwise to consent to an officer searching your vehicle. While not always the case, if a police officer asks to search your vehicle, this means that he or she needs your express permission to legally do so.